Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-30
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE


| to provide for the enlargement of Beaver
Dam or Crawfish river in Dodge County,
| and to provide for the appointment OF
guardians for incurable insane persons
were indefinitely postponed. Among them
were bills to levy one-haH mill instead
OF one mill school tax; to provide
for q mine Inspector and to regulate
mines and mining; to provide that five in
stead of six months school shall be suffi-
Gent to entitle to school money; to provide
that the one-mill school tax shall be dis
bursed to counties in proportion to the
amount contributed by such counties; to
render employers absolutely liable for all
injuries to children under 16 years of age
employed by them and contributory neg
ligence to be no defense; to prevent mining
companies from issuing stock until they
have actually produced 1000 tons OF ore
from their mines; to require all articles
made in state prison to be stamped "pris-
on-made." to provide for the appointment
OF public guardian in Milwaukee.
MADISON, March 22.-In the Senate
resolution was offered by Mr.. Erwin au-
thorizing Mr.. Conklin to introduce a bill to
amend the law relating to the public docu-
ments given to public officers and Others.
The bill provides for the distribution
among the members of the university fac
ulty OF a larger number OF reports than
they get, pertaining to their branches, for
exchange with other colleges OF America
and Europe.] Adopted. Assembly bills
were concurred in To appropriate
$4,000 for the purpose of complet-
ing a Wisconsin school exhibit at the
national educational convention at
Chicago next July; to amend the charter Of
the city of Marshtield. The following as
sembly bills were non-concurred in:
Authorizing the town boards to grant
licenses to the owners OF pooltables, etc;
to etach certain territory from the town
of Superior in Douglas county, and to
erect the town OF West Superior; to incor-
porate the city of Barron. The assembly
bill relating to the compensation Of OF
ficers, jurors and witnesses in taking in
quests of the dead, was refused third
reading.
MADISON, March 23.-Bills were passed in
the Senate to provide for the protection Of
fish in the inland waters OF the State: to
appropriate to the Governors contingent
fund the sum of So, 600 each for the years
1887 and 1888; rela ting to the liability OF
corporations to individuals for injuries
ceived by mobs. Ut makes counties liable
for personal injuries, the same as for in
juries to property To amend the Re-
vised Statutes relative to school fund H.
come and free high schools. Ut provides
that whenever the surplus in the State
treasury will, without detriment to public
service permit, the same or so much thereof
as in the opinion OF the Governor, Secre-
tary of State and State Treasurer acting to-
gether, may think proper, be applied as a
portion of the state tax levy in each year,
the balance of said levy to be apportioned
in the same manner as now provided for.
Assembly bills were cOncurred In: To pro-
vide for an assistant district attorney in
counties having more than 100, 600 in
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taxation of bank stock. Ut authorizes
the taxation OF bank stock in the county
where the bank is located); to punish alb
duction of minors, by fine not to exceed
5,OOO or three years imprisonment in
the State prison, or one year in the county
jail; relating to the levy of State taxes.
Ut authorizes the Secretary Of State to
apportion the State tax and certify to
each county clerk on or before the fourth
Monday ofOctober the Mount apportioned
and levied to his county, and all other de-
tails relating thereto); to provide that the
mortgagor of g. stock OF goods or a stock
in trade shall be required to file an inven-
tory of sale of additions to his stock every
sixty days; relating to the conveyance of
incumbered land without notice of incum
brance to the purchaser.
MADISON, March 24.-The memorial to
Congress praying for the restriction OF the
pendent and vicious classes was concurred
in. Senate bills were coEcurred in: Max
ing the carnal knowledge of girl under Il
years of age punishable by life imprison-
ment; permitting common councils or vii
lage boards to prohibit the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquor for the period OF six months
to any person who during the previous
year has been convicted Of drunkenness.
Bills were passed: Requiring the State pen
sion agent to maintain his office at Madi-
son, and to devote his entire time to the
duties Of his Office, and to pay at least one
visit annually to eac county in the State
to enable old soldiers to present their cases
to him; agreeing to proposition, adopted
by the Legislature of 1885, for constitu-
tional amendment vesting the supervision
of the common schools in State superin-
tendent and such other officers as the Leg
islature may direct, and empowering the
Legislature to prescribe the duties OF the
superintendent and other officers, as well
as permitting the Legislature to prescribe
the date OF the election OF the superintend-
emit and other school officers; prohibiting
school districts from borrowing money for
a longer period than twenty years, instead
Of ten as at present; making the sale, CIV
ing away or exhibiting obscene literature or
illustrations punishable by a maximum
Imprisonment of three months or by fine
not to exceed 500. at the evening ses-
slOH the committee on agriculture made g.
report recommending for indefinite post
ponement the bill to esta blish an agricul-
tural college, and the bill to appropriate
100000 to purchase grounds in Mil
waukee for the State Agricultural Society.
MADISON, March 25.-Bills were passed.
To authorize the governor to prosecute
and settle the claims of the state against
the United States; to provide for the Civ
ing Of temporary aid to old soldiers with
| out requiring the removal Of the INDECENT
| persons to any poor OF almshouse; to pro-
vide for the publication and distribution
| of a second edition of the roster of the Wis
consin volunteers. Assembly bills were
| concurred in: Providing that no mortgage
| given by married man on beds and other
articles of necessity in the household shall
| be valid unless signed by the wife; infiicting
the penalty of imprisonment for not less
than fifteen days in the county Jail
on any parent who shall desert his or
her family which may be in destitute
circumstances; authorizing any county,
town, city or village to levya tax not to
| exceed five mills on dollar
to build bridges over streams
running through or between such towns,
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